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NewDayOranges

(691 posts)
16. It took me 8 years to quit smoking...
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 10:35 AM
Apr 2021

I smoked my last cigarette May, 17th, 2003.

I recommend hypnosis - it was the only thing that worked for me!

COPD killed my sister-in-law Freddie Apr 2021 #1
... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #77
So sorry. applegrove Apr 2021 #92
I've never got hooked on nicotine, but I know it's the hardest to quit. Swede Apr 2021 #2
I happen to know that can get hooked from secondhand smoke, so many parents are demigoddess Apr 2021 #7
Isn't that dangerous? PJMcK Apr 2021 #3
Might Not Be Pure O2 ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #44
It is a fire hazard to smoke anywhere where the O2 could be enriched. backscatter712 Apr 2021 #53
If It's Pure O2 ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #69
I had a friend whose father was on oxygen and he smoked. His oxygen applegrove Apr 2021 #93
Saw that all the time in my emt days. unblock Apr 2021 #4
It is a horrendous addiction. I can't tell you how many physicians, nurses, researchers and others-- hlthe2b Apr 2021 #5
I quit May 2nd 2005, hardest thing I ever did, miss smoking at times, but the a kennedy Apr 2021 #6
That's my fear too. Did I quit too late? NurseJackie Apr 2021 #9
Yup.....I know, was it to late. What I keep thinking, I smoked for 37, I really don't a kennedy Apr 2021 #15
I try to focus on the positive of having quit (even if I was late). NurseJackie Apr 2021 #17
You're right on ALL points.......happy I did quit.....just wish it would have been sooner. a kennedy Apr 2021 #20
I added more to the list above... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #23
like you said yourself, it's never too late Skittles Apr 2021 #61
I hadn't thought of that. You're very smart... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #63
it was advice I read on a website Skittles Apr 2021 #65
Sweet pipe tobacco (in a pouch) reminds me of my grandfather... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #66
yup, my grandfather smoked a pipe Skittles Apr 2021 #68
My late cousin, a Navy veteran, Diamond_Dog Apr 2021 #8
I know the popular explanation among older smokers is "In my day, Aristus Apr 2021 #10
My husband who never smoked, says he could tell when the tobacco companies changed a kennedy Apr 2021 #18
Manufacturers added hundreds of appalachiablue Apr 2021 #34
As long ago as the 1930s people commonly called cigarettes "coffin nails". PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #28
It's still startling to see newspaper reports from, like, the 1950's, Aristus Apr 2021 #30
That is most likely it. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Apr 2021 #49
They called them coffin nails in 1896. People have known for many years that Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #84
Probly not long, if he keeps up..... lastlib Apr 2021 #11
A cousin (who was my godmother) did the same stupid thing. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2021 #12
Isn't that a fire risk as well? malaise Apr 2021 #13
See Post #44 ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #46
Thanks Prof malaise Apr 2021 #47
I hate cigarettes. They killed my mom, her sister, and my nephew, Roisin Ni Fiachra Apr 2021 #14
It took me 8 years to quit smoking... NewDayOranges Apr 2021 #16
I took Wellbutrin......only thing that helped me quit, and was the hardest thing I ever did. a kennedy Apr 2021 #19
How did the Wellbutrin help? Owl Apr 2021 #64
It alters your brain chemistry and makes it easier to quit. beaglelover Apr 2021 #72
It helped me not be so jittery......as in like, when am I gonna have my next smoke, when can a kennedy Apr 2021 #73
That's how it helped me too. It still does even though I started smoking again. beaglelover Apr 2021 #74
Good luck with quitting..... a kennedy Apr 2021 #75
Thankfully, smoking in the car is one routine I won't have to break! I only smoke at home. beaglelover Apr 2021 #78
Champix or Chantix worked for me. I never crave. Best thing i've ever done. applegrove Apr 2021 #94
It took me 30 seconds to quit. Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #22
Second that unweird Apr 2021 #26
I knew a woman who used to smoke while riding her stationary exercise bike. True story. nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #21
Yikes! NurseJackie Apr 2021 #24
I smoked for 40 years and haven't had a smoke in over 6 years, but multigraincracker Apr 2021 #25
Nicotine gum, patches and lozenges were my pacifier for about three months while I quit. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #27
I cut it in thirds and then chew it with a piece multigraincracker Apr 2021 #29
The first time I quit (and yes, it took several attempts) . . . peggysue2 Apr 2021 #32
🥳🍷🍷🍷 Congratulations to you! That's fantastic! And... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #35
Wow... LizBeth Apr 2021 #33
Someone should tell the guy oxygen is an explosive gas. Vinca Apr 2021 #36
Oxygen is not flammable, but it can cause other materials that burn to ignite more easily and to ... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #37
I stand corrected. Vinca Apr 2021 #57
I always thought the same thing too... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #58
Reading this thread makes me realize I REALLY need to quit smoking. beaglelover Apr 2021 #38
Good luck! I quit many times over the years... but I'd always find some excuse to start again. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #39
Thank you for your kind post. beaglelover Apr 2021 #40
I think it was WC Fields who said; "quitting smoking is easy, I've done it a thousand times" maxrandb Apr 2021 #67
I quit October 2012 BlueLucy Apr 2021 #41
I tried "vaping" with the disposable ones that were cigarette shaped. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #43
I quit on December 8, 2016 Chautauquas Apr 2021 #42
I do too... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #45
Quitting is different for different people. Happy Hoosier Apr 2021 #48
Contrats on the weight loss!! I need to try (harder) to do the same. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #50
Smoking while using oxygen is stupid-dangerous. backscatter712 Apr 2021 #51
22 years quit for me onethatcares Apr 2021 #52
The smell never bothered me either... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #55
Yeah, the odor when onethatcares Apr 2021 #56
The Mister and I quit at the same time. Neither one of us would have succeeded... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #60
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Apr 2021 #54
I was a dedicated smoker when that came out. I remember it. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #82
I guess it's hard for some people to quit Catherine Vincent Apr 2021 #59
You were very smart. I came from a family of smokers... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #62
I'm 2 years + and never will again BootinUp Apr 2021 #70
When I previously failed, I referred to it as "taking a break" from smoking... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #76
Hopefully his addiction won't burn his grandkid alive due to the O2 tank fire. alphafemale Apr 2021 #71
There's an ignition source inside the vape device, too. NurseJackie Apr 2021 #79
Not as much as a match or lighter to catch tobacco on fie. alphafemale Apr 2021 #80
Agreed! I have LITERALLY walked to a convenience store... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #81
Years ago when My MIL was in hospice for breast cancer, there were more than a few on Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #83
When Mom was in the nursing home, the staff would roll some of the residents to a patio area... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #85
My MIL who died of COPD smoked until she was on oxygen full time csziggy Apr 2021 #86
I'm so sorry... NurseJackie Apr 2021 #87
Thank you - I hope it makes someone think before lighting up. nt csziggy Apr 2021 #88
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Apr 2021 #89
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Apr 2021 #90
Grandpa died from emphysema, free cigs in the Navy RANDYWILDMAN Apr 2021 #91
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